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Charlie Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1920 (New York City), Died July 8, 1971 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, arranger, vocalist, composer
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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 363 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 89694 | 4/3/1956 | Hoopdee whodee | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 89695 | 4/3/1956 | If dreams come true | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 89696 | 4/4/1956 | Light and sweet | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 89697 | 4/4/1956 | The blues made me feel this way | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 89698 | 4/4/1956 | Cool and groovy | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 89699 | 4/4/1956 | Happy and satisfied | Edgar Sampson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101113 | 11/30/1956 | Begin the beguine | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101114 | 11/30/1956 | All about love | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101115 | 11/30/1956 | Perdido | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101116 | 11/30/1956 | Temptation | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101132 | 12/7/1956 | Don't get around much anymore | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101133 | 12/7/1956 | Oo shoo be doo be | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101134 | 12/7/1956 | By myself | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 101135 | 12/7/1956 | Signed, sealed and delivered | Sammy Davis, Jr. | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102703 | 6/18/1957 | Zigeuner | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102704 | 6/18/1957 | I'll see you again | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102705 | 6/18/1957 | Some day I'll find you | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102706 | 6/18/1957 | I'll follow my secret heart | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102707 | 6/19/1957 | If love were all | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102708 | 6/19/1957 | Mad about the boy | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102709 | 6/19/1957 | World weary | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102710 | 6/19/1957 | A room with a view | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102711 | 6/20/1957 | I can't do anything at all | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102712 | 6/20/1957 | Never again | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | 102713 | 6/20/1957 | Poor little rich girl | Carmen McRae | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shavers, Charlie," accessed September 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
Shavers, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109143.
"Shavers, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91019551
Wikidata: Charlie Shavers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1067003
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32184685
MusicBrainz: Charlie Shavers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7
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